The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-08
THE LEGISLATURE.
Days PROCEEDINGS or THE
RrGULAR SESSION

...ts and House Called to Order
,a, al Noon Omcers Elected in
.r.o Houses MIR. Cardweli of Han
.,, Chosen Speaker.
o.o,.fl. M 10 o'clock the Senate was
r.l l' order by ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
1...eg and PRAYER was delivered by Rev.
AI Brron of ST. Johns church. The
l,.e.ected members Of the Senate
fben sworn in and a resolution
l,,anrthe rules of the last Senate were
gs',d .........,..,.,,s
r.e election Of officers necessary 10
.-lerc the organization Of the senate
r.rNl proceeded with. For Presl-
.,, .ID ta., Senators j. l.. Hurt ldem
.-fJ d Mcdonald lrcp) were placed
,.r.Insiion. the result of the vote
.0au "a. aud Mcdonald H. 50 Mr.
g.-f Was declared elected.
r.r Cleric of the Senate, Dr j. Il.
pri.e.on Odem ). the present incumbent,
..iN d. Banks of Norfolk lfepl were
..r.i in nomination. Result oil vote
Pnduon. %; Banks, 4. o,
r.r Scrgeant.at-arms. Messrs Il. !.
Weaver ldeml and John NJ kyalls OF
Richmond rep were placed IN nomlna-
ran Mr.. Weaver was elected by vote
~. toll.
for .Doorkceper Messrs w ID. Haynes
Franklin dcml and b. /. Dove OF
e...ir-ham OrcDJ we're nominated MI
I.,,, was elected hy vote OF % 10 II.
Oa resolution Of Mr k0iner Charles
p... Barney Bowman, and Randolph
William. were unanimously elected pages
THE HOUSE NOTIFIED.
~nfDrC. z. Jones of Highland moved
.,.,t.e House o.. notified of the 0rgani-
.t..n 4rd that The senate was now
.r..I,t.r business, and similar message
... received from the House
NOTICE or CONTEST.
Senator Berry Of Amherst notified the
Senate Chat be held ia his hand protest
f-om Mr William NJ. Ellis of MOntgom-
f-y AGAINST The sealin. OF MI ID. r..
H.a..ln of The Fourth district, which
,r..... ,,as accompanied by notice of
'.r,..f and "A memorial These papers
asrs io be referred to the Committee on
p.sII.-r- "a a Election when IL shall be
.....ntet The Senator from Roanoke
.,oa-ef the reception of the papers on
tae ground that the proposed contest was
not in accordance with law. The chair
decided the point not we'll akon. holding
nst any citizen has rieht 10 res spect-
mIv memorable the senate
the GoyERNoR' MESSAGE.
A Joint resolution appointing "a com
urtee of three from the Senate and five
fom the House to inform the Governor
ia.t the Legislature was organized ana
ready 10 receive ans com nunication he
mirht wish 90 send was adopted.
The Governor message was then pre-
.eatet and. ON motion of Senator lleaton,
Nas aid on the table and ordered 10 be
riated for the information OF the Sena-
ior.
EATRA PAY
Senator Koiner offered the following
resolution
Whereas apornicious practice, prompt
I'd bv eush of social friendship has been
INDUCED of giving extra pay from the
Treasury tO the committee clerks ana
pare. of the Senate i'm addition TO their
compensation provided by law is unjust
20 faxu4gcrs OF the State and nnneces-
Hy therefore,
Resolved. That those who shall accept
appointment To these places VIII be eA'
pactei 90 le content with the pay as now
liked by law
Thi. provoked considerable discussion,
...i.inated i'm by senators koiner, Cor
ln Wickham, Hurt. Loyenstein, and
other. At the conclusion OF the dis
,a...ln the ayes and noes were called loI
.n fas resolution. and resulted as fol
.oa- Ayes 80. noes j..
s number of bills ana petitions were
introduced and appropriately referred
ali The Senate adjourned
CAUCUS.
Notice Nas given the Senate that there
would bc conference OF the Democratic
members of The TWO HOUSES in the hall OF
The House OF Delegates this Thursday
evening al o'clock. The object OF this
conference is to nominate an United
States Senator aud other officers TO be
elected by the Legislature.
THE HOUsE
40 l9m the clerk of the House o.
Delegates, Mr.. John Bell Bigger, called
ile House to order.
Nnety-seven members were in their
seals the abseniees being j. Y. Herring
Of Chesterfield, X. Palmer Hunter of
Campbell. and r. NJ. Mayor OF Nestmore.
And' The aisles outside the railing and
lle galleries were crowded with lobbyists
and spectators.
Dr Moses ID Hoge invoked the deYine
blessing on the actions OF the peoples
representatives. here assembled, on the
Governor OF Virginia, and on the Presi'
dent THE United states
The roll was then called and ninety
seven members answered 10 their names.
SWEARING 'EN IN.
Tie clerk then asked the members to
sand up to be sworn in, when Mr.
Echols Of Augusta objected to the seat
ing Of Mr.. McCliniic, representing the
counties OF Allegheny. Bath and High
land. and Mr. Edwin Parr. the member
iiom Patrick.
The clerk announced that objection
being made he would not swear in these
Two members.
Mr Martin of Norfolk county claimed